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sue

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sue /sjuː $ suː/ ●○○ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]  
1 SCLto make a legal claim against someone, especially for money, because they have harmed you in some way 〔尤指为要求赔偿金而〕控告,起诉,告的状
 If the builders don’t fulfil their side of the contract, we’ll sue.
如果建筑商不履行合同,我们就要提出起诉。
 The company is suing a former employee.
该公司正在起诉一名前雇员。
sue (somebody) for libel/defamation/negligence/slander etc
 Miss James could not afford to sue for libel.
詹姆斯小姐没钱提出诽谤诉讼。
 She was suing doctors for negligence over the loss of her child.
她正在为她孩子的死控告医生失职。
 The railway may sue for damages (=in order to get money) because of loss of revenue.
铁道部门可能会因收入损失而提出起诉,要求赔偿。
 He is being sued for divorce (=in order to end a marriage) by his wife.
他的妻子对他提出起诉,要求离婚。
2 sue for peace formal if a country or army sues for peace, they ask for peace, especially because there is no other good choice 〔尤因别无选择而〕求和
 They had hoped to force the North to sue for peace.
他们原本是希望能迫使北方求和的。
Examples from the Corpus
Examples from the Corpus
From Longman Business Dictionary
suesue /sjuːsuː/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT]LAW
to make a legal claim against someone, especially for an amount of money, because you have been harmed in some way
If the builders don’t fulfil their side of the contract, we’ll sue.
sue for
The company was sued for nonpayment by their supplier.
Origin sue
(1100-1200) Anglo-French suer to follow, make a legal claim to, from Vulgar Latin sequere, from Latin sequi; → SEQUENCE
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